Killer whale genetics raise inbreeding questions

(NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region) A new genetic analysis of Southern Resident killer whales found that two male whales fathered more than half of the calves born since 1990 that scientists have samples from, a sign of inbreeding in the small killer whale population that frequents Washington's Salish Sea and Puget Sound.

Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - April 24, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: news